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Lena Headey (born 3 October 1973) is
an English actress known for playing Sarah Connor on Fox's Terminator: The
Sarah Connor Chronicles, as well as appearing in such films as The Remains
of the Day, Possession, The Brothers Grimm and 300.
Headey was born in Bermuda, where her father, an English police officer,
was sent to train as a policeman. The family returned to Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, when she was eight years old. She had her first taste of
acting as a pupil at Shelley College and had her first big break at the
age of 17 when she was spotted performing in a school production at the
Royal National Theatre being picked for a role opposite Grant Warnock in
the 1992 film Waterland.
Headey has appeared in such films as James Ivory's Academy Award-nominated
The Remains of the Day (alongside Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson),
Stephen Sommers' The Jungle Book, Mrs Dalloway, Gossip, Aberdeen, The
Parole Officer, Possession and Ripley's Game.
Headey co-starred with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The
Brothers Grimm, and played Queen Gorgo in Zack Snyder's 300, based on
Frank Miller's graphic novel. She also appeared in two films with Piper
Perabo: The Cave and Imagine Me & You. Recent roles include the German
film The Red Baron, a biopic of the legendary World War I fighter pilot
Manfred von Richthofen, and as stuffy Miss Dickinson in the 2007 rebooting
of the St. Trinian's franchise (for which she received third billing for a
relatively minor role). She appeared alongside Matthias Schweighöfer and
Joseph Fiennes. She also has a small role in the horror movie Laid to
Rest, which will be released on DVD on 21 April 2009.
In addition to her film work, Headey headlined Fox's Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles, a television spin-off from James Cameron's popular
Terminator franchise. Headey played Sarah Connor from January 2008 to
April 2009. The show ran two seasons consisting of 31 episodes until its
cancellation in May 2009.
Over the past couple of years, during downtime on the Terminator set, the
actress worked on her own project which she describes as a "quirky
ensemble comedy." Headey wrote and directed a short to promote the
project, which features Piper Perabo and John Cleese. She now hopes to
direct and produce a feature length version.
It has been confirmed by the Chicago Tribune that Headey will play Cersei
Lannister in the upcoming HBO pilot Game of Thrones, based on the first
book of the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.
Headey dated actor Jason Flemyng for nine years. She and Flemyng met
during the filming of The Jungle Book. She is close friends with actress
Piper Perabo. Since 2007, she has been married to musician Peter Paul,
with whom she is currently (as of November, 2009) expecting her first
child. She currently lives in California. |
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"Game of Thrones" .... Cersei
Lannister (1 episode, 2010)
- Pilot (2010) TV episode .... Cersei Lannister
"The Super Hero Squad Show" .... Black Widow / ... (1 episode, 2009)
- Deadly Is the Black Widow's Bite (2009) TV episode (voice) ....
Black Widow / Mystique
Risen (2009) (VG) (voice: English version) ....
Patty/Cathy/Jasmin/Lily
Tell-Tale (2009) .... Elizabeth
... aka Tell Tale (USA)
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" .... Sarah Connor (31
episodes, 2008-2009)
- Born to Run (2009) TV episode .... Sarah Connor
- Adam Raised a Cain (2009) TV episode .... Sarah Connor
- To the Lighthouse (2009) TV episode (also archive footage) ....
Sarah Connor
- Today Is the Day: Part 2 (2009) TV episode .... Sarah Connor
- Today Is the Day: Part 1 (2009) TV episode .... Sarah Connor
(26 more)
Laid to Rest (2009) .... Cindy
The Devil's Wedding (2009) .... The Devil's Bride
Whore (2008/I) .... Mom
Der rote Baron (2008) .... Käte Otersdorf
... aka The Red Baron (International: English title)
The Brøken (2008) .... Gina McVey
... aka The Broken (France) (International: English title)
St. Trinian's (2007) .... Miss Dickinson
The Contractor (2007) (V) .... DI Annette Ballard
300 (2006) .... Queen Gorgo
... aka 300: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Vacancy (2006) .... Pam Bishop
Ultra (2006) (TV) .... Penny/Ultra
Imagine Me & You (2005) .... Luce
... aka Eine Hochzeit zu dritt (Germany)
... aka Imagine Me and You (Canada: English title: festival title)
The Brothers Grimm (2005) .... Angelika
The Cave (2005) .... Dr. Kathryn Jennings
"The Long Firm" .... Ruby Ryder (1 episode, 2004)
- Ruby's Story (2004) TV episode .... Ruby Ryder
No Verbal Response (2003) .... Dr. Megan Pillay
The Actors (2003) .... Dolores
Ripley's Game (2002) .... Sarah Trevanny
... aka Il gioco di Ripley (Italy)
Possession (2002) .... Blanche Glover
The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV) .... Ava Wigram
The Parole Officer (2001) .... Emma
Anazapta (2001) .... Lady Matilda Mellerby
Round About Five (2001) .... Girlfriend
Aberdeen (2000) .... Kaisa
Gossip (2000/I) .... Cathy Jones
Ropewalk (2000) .... Allison
... aka Hanginaround
Onegin (1999) .... Olga
Inside-Out (1999) .... Window-dresser
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998) .... Sylvia Weld
... aka If Only... (Australia) (France) (UK)
... aka Lieber gestern als nie (Germany)
... aka Lluvia en los zapatos (Spain)
... aka Twice Upon a Yesterday (USA)
Merlin (1998/II) (TV) .... Guinevere
"Band of Gold" .... Colette (8 episodes, 1996-1997)
- She's Back: Part Two (1997) TV episode .... Colette
- She's Back: Part One (1997) TV episode .... Colette
- Release (1996) TV episode .... Colette
- Love (1996) TV episode .... Colette
- Hurt (1996) TV episode .... Colette
(3 more)
Mrs Dalloway (1997) .... Young Sally
... aka Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
Face (1997/I) .... Connie
"The Hunger" .... Steph Reynolds (1 episode, 1997)
- Menage a Trois (1997) TV episode .... Steph Reynolds
"Kavanagh QC" .... Natasha Jackson (1 episode, 1997)
- Diplomatic Baggage (1997) TV episode .... Natasha Jackson
"Gold" (1997) TV series .... Colette (unknown episodes)
"Ballykissangel" .... Jenny Clark (1 episode, 1996)
- The Things We Do for Love (1996) TV episode (as Lena Heady) ....
Jenny Clark
The Grotesque (1995) .... Cleo Coal
... aka Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (USA)
... aka Grave Indiscretion (USA: video title)
Loved Up (1995) (TV) .... Sarah
Devil's Advocate (1995) (TV) .... Clare Rigby
The Jungle Book (1994) .... Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
... aka El libro de la selva (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (USA: complete title)
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994) (TV) .... Elise Moran
Fair Game (1994) (TV) .... Ellie
Century (1993) .... Miriam
The Remains of the Day (1993) .... Lizzie
"Soldier Soldier" .... Shenna Bowles (3 episodes, 1993)
- Base Details (1993) TV episode .... Shenna Bowles
- Live Fire (1993) TV episode .... Shenna Bowles
- Shifting Sands (1993) TV episode .... Shenna Bowles
"Spender" (2 episodes, 1993)
- Best Friends (1993) TV episode
- The More Things Change (1993) TV episode
Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) .... Margaret
... aka The Summer House (Australia) (USA)
Waterland (1992) .... Young Mary |
